The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-10-20
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.

,oMMENTs ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE,.
The Chronicle Expresses It's Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.
A REPORT from Danville to the CHROME
Gle is to the effect that the Tobacco Fair
TO be- held in that city Nov. 24th 25th and
Goth will be worthy of the tobacco interest
of Virginia and North Carolina 1t is
hoped that a large quantity of fine North
Carolina tobacco will be on exhibition to
contest for the premiums offered
THE Raleigh Christian Advocate appear
ed last week in bright new dress and
with new head adorning its first page.
The Advocate is growing in every way and
its success is gratifying, not only to its
editor but to all who like to see a clean,
religious paper win success. 1t speaks we'll
for the people that they patronize high
toned religious journal
The Knights of Labor have again shown
that they do not approve lawlessness. In
the General Assembly of the order, now
in session at Minneapolis, a resolution ex-
pressive of sympathy for the Anarchists
was voted down by a vote of 151 to so.
Mr. Powderly made great speech against
it. Let us give praise to the 151 repre-
sentative workingmen who held themselves
above sentimentalism and gush, and re-
fused to sympathize with worthless law
breakers.
THE Fpanklinton Dispatch says that some
weeks ago colored lawyer from Oxford,
Thos w. Canady, came into Franklin
county, and represented to the negroes
that he was an agent of an English syndi
cate, formed to loan money to the colored
people of the South upon real estate secu-
rity. He explained that those who desired
TO borrow money must pay him certain
fee in cash to make the applications for
them, which fee would be returne to
them in case their applications were ac-
cepted. These representations created
COOL deal of excitement among the color
ed peopl and many of them paid him the
money and signed their applications. Last
the people to meet him in Louisbui and
get the money. They We're there in large
numbers but got no money and nothing
has been heard of Canady. 1t is estimat
ed that he got $500 out of the simple ne
groes.
THE CHRONICLE has not commented on
the recent controversy between ex-Presi-
dent Davis and Bishop Galloway on the
subject of Prohibition. Our reason has
been that we deplored controversy be-
tween these two men, who are among the
purcst, the ablest and most self sacrificing
in all our Southern land. Mr.. Davis
has been made to suffer punishment for
the whole South Vicarious sufferings
make man noble in our estimation.
Great and good. Mr.. Davis will ever be
revered by the South as its biggest man.
Differences of opinion will melt away into
nothlngness before his pure character, and
his wise craftsmanship, and his position
as the highest representative of the South.
Agreeing or disagreeing with him, the
CHRONICLE could not speak of Mr. Davis
in terms other than of respect and yenera-
tion. The same heroism and self-forget-
fulness, though not so widely known and
recognized, would prevent criticism OF
Bishop Galloway. A correspondent of the
New Orleans Advocate says of him: ''There
are thousands who can tell that Mr.. Gallo
way stayed in the city of Vicksburg, when
it wa. stricken with yellow fever, and
nursed the sick and relieved the poor as
though he knew 10 such word as fear, and
as il he possessed the widows ''cruise OF
oil and the little meal in the barrel that
would not ''fail until the famine was re
moved from the land" He and his heroic
wife went down to the very borders Of the
river of death and came up with the love
OF all the people of Mississippi"
1t is sad to see two such men quarrel OF
have personal controversy. They are
too much that is noble to permit US to look
at their differences with other than deeI
and sincere regret. Some will call this
sentimental. SO be it. The man who fails
20 recognize the influence of sentiment
which is but another name for heart-lnf1u
ences, has lost sight of the greatest force
that moves and controls mankind
Long live Davis and Galloway. May
they live long enough to bury persona
publicly expressed differences, and to stant
forth crowned with the love OF Dixie's in
habitants in their respective spheres, rec
.gnized az two of the noblest and best o
representative Southerners!
4
THE ABSURDITY OF A PROTEC'
TIVE TARIFF.
There is a law on the u. S. statute book
approved Feb. 25th, 1885, "prohibiting th
importation or immigration of aliens un
der contract under penalty of 81 900
Some mouths ago a Mr.. Jno. S. Kennedy
of New York, hired a man in Scotland t.
come over to do some work IN Kentucky
The man from Scotland declared in Castl
Garden that he came here under contract
and. the Collector refusing to let him land
he was forced to return to Scotland. Mr.
Kennedy made up his mind that he woul'
try to have the law repealed. To do this
was necessary to select some case Whic